LinkedIn (hosts/exploits/however-you-want-to-describe it) a Perl Mongers (without any apostrophe) area. Among other approaches, your friend big G will find it for you.

Learning to use your friend effectively is a tangential but valuable addition to whatever Perl-skill-level you develop.

Even a cursory stroll through the Monastery should persuade you that the gardeners here do, in fact, take really good care of the rose bushes, firefighter-type catch'em nets, and other aids for the newcomer.